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correspondent OF the London Field says he has seen
n ROBINS Nest built In kettle and tomttS nest In
a letter h'a. and now hears OF pigeon building In
rabbit burrow
John 0inSnn NJ Roberts Island Cal shot wild dove
which dropped In the grain near his house. Seeing
something larger where it fell he blaEed away Ashin
and Killed his l3year old boy.
4 canary Loaf itAynice, and tumor as larReM Tea
found growing at the root OF the birds tongue The
bird ch1rofOrmeh, the tuner waA cut away, aud
Ihe canary now ,inEs ~ well aseVer
nest OF the golden winged wocdrec&er ras recently
iuand ~ rnlrh were nineteen yOhL pnes IN good con
GitiCn. Itclf NEST Il In eGHs in lend nee IN which
asmarv a. thirty hys srss hsrr been found rF"ritntn
efics the tall TIE sIi ing culOrs 81 rs feathers
have made tteu fayOr!te ornament far hats
pet tiAcEhird in it, cage pacei H. onen win
dow Gf hey Jsrssy residence last summer Wien
Wild hlAck bird hsw down to IT, look Ia At the prisoner
Aud then dew away, He coon returned bearing worm
IN his 9e8k This act Of isndship weS repeated many
~ g q: sa1s Place .na aaA 3ss been ;ass. nor, Saaa
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day to and from the shope Just outside. They
have habit as they PIES 81 picking nt tue
eaS s Th se IF MSe SeS as S
In ono scratch. We do all we can to prevent It,
but Il u nevertheless necessary from tiire TO
cavity H made by so p many hundred dgs into i
with the fingers The Idea probably " that
Son a%sy aoa o m 10
tsEs Sa f Il sas
s sands pSSo eo5p s t make tho and
chance might Ak 1t so that ono who had done
tho least toward RReyftsGittiRs the scheme should
"is co mn betwcen mon prohibited2"
when they arc IN their cells; Yes; When hen
s sboyys sfe 4 70 the work and not
entirely forbidden. But II Is always under the
eye Of an under keeper We h axe to mnaintan
large number Of the men are lido; The Legs
has fopbadSn haze In tne
and tho State Is s ssSp mre 70 ~
theg boT To be 70 nut to Work Tor the idle ones
have to spend almost MI their time In the cells,
End It Is than PR r,t T1gns
20 to 9TH the shops as usual and spend ihe ordiii
found M that With nothing to do they got to loaf
ing about. talking to each other, and cutting
up 80 not only put tbcm IN tnelr cells. TAX
Ing them out three timos day for exercise.
but ordered the keepers to march with them
the officers are linblo to be care less and remiss
In duty II they arc not kept unter rigid rou-
tlne. Laxlty in discipline might lead to hoav-
en- knows what trouble ,,,
While tho keeper was speaking a long file OF
prisoners came ont OF ono OF the buildings for
their exercise. They were portion OF tho idle
ones. They marched with u, shuliling step I'M
III thcy werc we'll out Of the door. each con-
vict touching the one in front OF him with both
front OF one mans Jacket touched the back OF
tho, Jacket in advance. Once clear Of the door
ened TO about the military stride but the men
still touched ono another. and the limo was not
once broken throughout the march. Whom
to tho right or lot. according rs the under
koeper stood on cther side as they passed HIM I'm:
bettor thnn an uninterrupted stay in the coils.
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DEVOTEES OF LAWN TENNIS.
TWO EXPERTS At THE GAME DESCRIBE
ITS PRESENTATIONS.

The Qualities Needed to Make = Good Player
How TO Tell where tho Ball will DO
Three Ways OF Playing the Double Dame.
"The noblest Of outdoor games" Is what
tho admirers OF lawn tennis declare 1t to be-
and two ladies Of tho fashionable New YORK
Tennis Club. who bear tho honors above all
the tennis players In and about Flew York,
were eyen more enthusiastic in it' praise as
they chntted Interestingly about tho sport
They were willing to talk about tho game, but.
being society amateurs objected TO having
their names used. Ono Of them said:
Lawn tennis Is rIghtfully the most popular
of out door games. because 1t Is tie most on
ioyablo of them all, and Is also gai 40 at which
everybody can play And thon ano Their reason
for it's popularity Is that II Is eentleman's
pame mean, II Ia one which his not been
taken up and monopolized by professionals. 1t
IA essentially gamo for amateurs. a game to
be played for love OF 1t and for love Of out door
exercise. This fact OF its not having boon
taken up and In certain way degraded by
professionals. is one Of the principal reasons
why Il has retained for so long its high place
in popular favor. There ia no sign OF its going
down, even stop. from tho place 1t has held
90 long, and there is no danger that 1t will
have to do so until better game comes UP to
take its place, which certainly will not no very
soon II Ia scientific enough when well
played, and just difficult enough TO play vol
to give 1t the greatest gest, While the physical
It AFFORDS Is te m ns nW TO re
muscle In the body, ana II IL Jnst violent
enough to give thorough pleasure without fa-
tiguo. Then. too. 1t Is absolutely without ,ian,
ba hurt mt IL.
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"The lawn tennis, elbow? Yes, know. but
that 70 very unusual, and It only comes when
be IN
strength. Or. q course. harm will result: There
uses common sense and ordinary. Judgment.
There is a prejudice, too. against ladies' play
enough, and that they are pretty sure to sus:
tain more or less physical injury. But this all
SsRs as I .he lhs sw bp
have kept on PLAYING when they we're tired out:
ss tt an % Icy S tHo%
e on !hs II o Se sHs
are set up as the horrible results Of lawn ten:
MS when IN Esy it is anal Fl only the 5su Of
We have played tennis ever since It first came
out and have never experienege M anything but
some moderation. making 1t n rule never to
play more than four games In q day or course.
tas on
else. But il one uses judgement in playing
The ~SoIs would
Yes, ! must confess that it does develop
the right arm good deal more than the left,
S nsher Is Ny %
a. Inch larger than the left. on from tennis
playing. / always have to have my dress
sleeves made with tho lower part much larger
part. and in winter can almost see that right
forearm lossepng in size"
"a natural aptitude for tennis2 There GER
tainly Is such Il thing or. rather, there are GER
tain mental and physical qualities which com.
ono doesn't have those qualities he will never
play thoroughly we'll, although he can. per-
haps, gradually improve his playing and be-
In the flrst place, one must have a quick eye
to watch the motions OF his antagonist and
rapidly. and be quick and agile in his muscll-
lar movements, One who does not possess
these three Viii Of SEEING na
player. Then one must have patience. good
temper. and DO able to examine critically
ones own faults md method Of playing. Many
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Rudeness that Cost n Boston Man MT Least
81 900.
Prom The Boston Transcript.

II was about two months ago that went to
YWipg'sf0 lunch. one day feeling oyerworked tired,
ard cross suppose Looking up and down the tables
In the Of the r"o,n where always prefer 20 SIT
table where there were two empty chairs one
OF which, however, had been turned down oy quiet:
booking lna win black beard who rat Rt the table
took the other empty chair and ordered my lunch
lust as had beg 10 eat friend OF mine-Perknfon
OF Mlk rtreet-wEon wanted 10 see very much came
IN and walked down past the tables There was bisi'
mate WINS uNI anxious tn weep at my lunch, looked
at the char tUII III ned down. AMI IL S,rack mo
THAI my shonr friend fnr whup be WAS keeping tho
p.Hc" vas long time coming IN; have told you Al,
tho chair aud invited PerEinson 20 eli down wheroupon
the man with tho black heard looked up in surprise
e | wha keeping that chair for u friend Ssip he,
II strikes me- AlT, ihgt YOUR friend 10 long time
coming said III nntHrehly, "Rnd ,on'I thank AnY
rsht to retain seat to the exclusion OF every
body else,
The ell man said no more, though he looked
carefully, and PerkinsOn sat down Presently
the other mans iTynd cnne in and the back Bearded
man cut Hp had his ashes removed 10 Ah"trr liable
after EUms bother 20 get hold ~ water and ihty Aat
Gown t"fstheT, while We went on with our luLeh ana
Ahut q month after that there was matter of soma
Sl''' difference in trpn'grOu hrt~re iran IN orr
trSti We each 'elC"trd our man and they telcrsd
trL "fu W. ut known tu me but who Wiz sllu tu DO
aver AR nab SIDE set hpr'll in good share
and knrw should have Son the easily sHGu'th,
Riluer .c tTd mar my hart saith, Il was the black
besrdr. naa hube chair hHd taken Possession et
foIpgA Now bensNe mat man may nave hrnE fnhy
resolved 10 decide tho lite me- iG hut dpnt Ls
yEA all lie decided dead Against tue, a1d SsTys1 -
right ShA aIways believe that Is eQat na 11t 49,
sGnd aellAEs y luER baek hat nAAS 49,. -
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Tho great object Is, by placing, either
to got the ball past him or TO drive hin, back
and keep him back. beginners at volleying
ara apt to DO nervous and stay too far beck to
volley properly, or else they aro too confident
and como too close to tho not. OF tho two
mistakes the ln;tor is much the worse. Among
tho worst intictinns OF the Eumo arc the neo.
PIE who AFRO always apoogizing ior their bad
play. saying they Thought tho ball was not go
Ing 20 come over the net. that they didn't start
in time. and all such stuff. They ought to
know that it Ia their duty to DO ready to take
tho bail, whether 1t comes or not. and that thcy
should keep cool ard balanced OH the bail OF
either foot. SO that they can start rs rondily IN
one direction n tho other.
There arc three Ways. speaking generally.
Of playing tho double game; The old style.
IN which bot h players stayed in tho back OF tho
court. has about gone out OF dnto. Then thore
Is tho style in which one player IL near the net
and the other in tho back OF the court. and
that In which the partners stand side by side
on tho voileyinR line. and volley as much as
they can rs in single game. An important
thing in tho second method is to keep chang
ing ones position. II you stand stock still:
your ndversaries will hnvo the advantage OF
knowing exactly whore. you are. but II you
keep moving. even Attic. 1t will puzzle thcin.
Tho back player. after serving. ought always
to run forward u ittlo Nearly all players
mako the mistake OF standing still inter serv-
ing. and u bad mistake II is. because 1t lcayes
largo empty space between the server md his
partner. which the latter cannot guard with
out poachng.
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ias do d9ns i%Rrove because they meyer
ms fhe SnS a Thy do
s a Of mass bs tS des whs RG 1
then Be able to see Where their wesfness les.
that weakness and must practise to ,annihI-
late y. Amy player who will work on t his sys,
rem Is bound to Improve YEA a. he ie1Ss b .te no
women to take part iS there are very fey who
good game. Out OF any hundred ladies Who
S s sSpd hae i ss
ppae Mos tss a SaYsn mus enough
Exercises. and they are awkward about II;
Then good many ladies' make the mistake OF
lying to play mans game, which not more
let the smashing style alone and try to play q
graceful game they would not only look great
s. WIN whs ss hs hss
able 70 tell where the bali win go. This knowl-
than women. chiefly because men have had so
g much more experience ~ Other, outdoor
E Ea6S Il is almost an INSTINCT and comes OF
tnfed 6y I,ractico. IT cen oply ,e acquired by
patiently watching how each ball is struck, and
amount Of force put on the bali and by watch
Hg from the lie OF his bat with respect 10 his
which way the ball will be sent. There are
t tiGms Players who can disguise by their mo
send the ball. But II You watch the eye you
Gan generally tell whore It is going. because
,hey ars pretty sure to look last at tho spot
Wh9re they intend 10 send IT,
mere has been Il good deal OF argument
sbo Tue merits OF the different styles Of play
thing ladies can't do much with the yoliey
zane; but for men. md the occasional woman
N mho can master II, the yolley game has dcrid-
question OF practice, and II one has good eye
9sSSsily mastered. The bcst players think 1t
Snee head. play cautiously. and have the pa
1900 70 watch for good chanee. In fact. this
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GOSSIP ABOUT TIE BOXERS.
JAKE KILRAIws CLAIM TO BE CHAM
PROM OF AMERICA

-
Dp.y rss.: s sss a r. "a. King Lively
"i Moros. and Events that arc co.iss
Iola x,,roin ia "Champion of America
\. n,r,,e ~ holding a bolt bearing that In
by virtue 81 u,a n" obamniepsbip reminds me
s9 nnd doni Of that Of Jack Carter While Tom
oPSp ' was champion ENGLAND Garter SGT =.
h claim no s' Sy anp sparrns exhibitions ~
e eh'Sn a"l' He even challenged Dan Donney
but though there was good deal OF ta,. sp pins
contestants oribb at the time haa seen mn
uys, .h sms ,hs, ho was not hit anxious for
VINO thoueh. thas no MaS hos . Howoysr after
60 with the Tine er tito TO hs
we or W,sr mer. ' Commonly known -
l TNn, r snrirs WINTER n'0f' '''
spring defended tho title and bolt success.
to-day none but the old-timers and delivers In
pnrilistic lore are aware that. SUCH cham
pen az tbat kiiran viii pass into oblivion IKE
Sartter. don't think hS viii but while tho Big
M ,g cIear e until he meets him and
he III VexSd question OF superiority between
have n % FOOD chance to show that he really has
Sn s sfTysr" i%Sn hoston intends to do hi. ut
n %Sf Ps f Kssn sf For sd %ns'
that suily dese e ss
be eI IGsn e1 on the result OF tight, but IA
lens friends say that they will make up t ne
R ht ha sfaMin am m shS
stand pn on his ha a w Shp c 1 dadIes In
twenty, iear.ioot ring il they do I feel SURF
thPp sier Nosn the Western ehampiou sees
to think that Charley Mitchell is not over &C.
rGass E SseSs 5f s k ga'
he viii fight any one, provided he will put t up
It ton only a few weeks ago that Jake and his
van demWnd.d that $1,000 be the stakes in. .
match with him? Now he will not fight
h's Thopss pOn rS ver ssh men the
country who can get backing to that extent
b e ea rfops he Would announce that he was
defend the tile sganst si ~ e9m Ses
once enery SIX Inc men oId Gnxsh ehamponsp
stakes. Il 900 side. There is 2 good deal Of
Pu Hiesst viii public condenee be restered AZ
es ssb bit s" ys st ID which is n'
is sepdly fS sttnts e E sHs
anu an b nc r nu WITH snarrinr Combination.
They will be FORTUNATE il they do we'll. have
t III rinr and thai he does not caro- to re-
enter It again unless forced IN. OF course. i
ne couu ruI , W. 1bercbv' he would NOD
hn adverse 90" but The auietness he has Observed
r"rnr,ling Charley Mitchell warrants my be-
, he wo mhr have V chaIlenged the Enclshman and
riy"n MIN no peaco until he had given him q
E 1,aot;n No, IN The ring Now doubt II he would
naro - ',mmrn n match with him. It is possible
that he nav change his mind after he tests his
arm again
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waiting for good chance is the very essence
OF the gaine. II the balls arc placed carefully
and with Judgment, 40 as TO Keen the
that o chance VIII como soon enough.
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THE sTALwARr CANDIDATE.
Sherman the Choice for rPresident--Signif-
canoe of His Southern Trim.

|
canoe of His Southern Trip.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Senator Sher-
man proposes starting on his Southern
trip this afternoon. It is under
stood among his close friends that Mr..
Sherman contemplates combining bust
ness with pleasure on this trip. The
initial conference held here during this
winter by prominent Republicans of the
stalwart faith, with reference to Repub-
llean prospects in the next Presidential
election, have resulted in O substantial
concurrence in the opinion that Mr..
Sherman is by far the best available
PRESIDENTIAL timber for the Republican
party. Pennsylvania has always been
looked upon as u Blaine stronghold, but
1t is said that the Cameron influence will
from now be exerted to secure O Sher-
man delegation to tho next Republican
National Convention. New York is also
counted upon for Sherman, and in the
Northwest ex-Postmaster-Ge General Hatton
and the clique with which he trains are
to look out for Sherman delegates. OF
course Mr. Sherman can have no difficult
ty, In securing the Ohio delegation.
When Mr.. Sherman was n candidate for
the PRESIDENTIAL nomination Of 1880, he
used his power as Secretary of the
Treasury to "work" the South, and. as
will be remembered, he obtained quite
respectable following in that section. He
had no scruples in appealing to Southern
collectors of customs and of internal
revenue to help him out. 1t is among
the traditions of the Treasury Depart
ment that upon one occasion he limited
to MIR. John l.. Thomas, the collector of
customs at Baltimore, that Sherman
delegation from Maryland to the Repub-
ilcan convention would be very accepta-
bic, but that Mr.. Thomas was too much
tlnctured with Blaineism to take kindly
to the suggestion. Now it is said that
Mr.. Sherman and his friends are of the
belief that the seed sown for him in tie
South In 1880 fell upon good ground,
and that this is the time to follow up the
good work. 1t is reported, therefore,
that on his Southern trip Mr.. Sherman
Will take the occasion to lay his wires
TOR Southern delegates to the conven-
ton Of next year. SO far as Virginia is
concerned, it is said that Gen. Mahone
Is thoroughly i'll sympathy with the
sherman movement, and will use his in
lluence for Sherman delegation. Col.
Casaday, the sergeant-at-arms Of the
senate, and who has long been one of
tho most prominent managers and work.
ers in the Republican party of North
Carolina, has long beon devoted to the
political fortunes of Mr.. Sherman, and
he is relied upon to secure the North
Carolina delegation. These all think
that MIR. Sherman will strengthen his
chances by going South and mixing in
with the people, SO that other Repubi-
can aspirants for the nomination will
watch Mr.. Shermans Southern tour
with considerable interest, if not anxiety.
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Notes of Southern PrOprcss.

w. E. Gillian is developing q gold
mlne at Shcppard's, Va.
a sash, door and blind factory is BEING
erected at Corsicana, Texas.
gin factory is being built ut Corsi-
cana, Texas.
1t is reported that S. S. Marshall t5
Bro, of Allegheny City, Pa, will estab-
llsh glass works at Chattanooga, Tenn.
"A pottery is being erected near Pin
son, Tenn, by Stewart IL Alexander.
1t is reported that file factory is TO
be established at Chattanooga, Tenn.
LII IS rumored that stavo and BENT
wood factory will DO started at Jellico.
Tenn.
A company is being formed to build a.
street railroad at Dalton, Ga.
Il. M. Couch will erect q lath and
shingle mill near Keyser, N. G.
james ID. Mcneil will build cotton
yarn factory, 40 by 60 feet, at Fayette-
A chair factory will be started near
Glbsonyille, N. c., by Clapp & Go.
a trunk factory has been started Mt
birmingham, Ala, by 1. @. Bandman 81
). IL d. Noble, of Anniston, Ala, have
ordered new machinery to double the
capacity OF their boiler works.
A $3.50, 900 stock company is being
organized at Sheffield, Ala, to establish
a rolling mill.
q. B. Hargrove, of Rome, Ga, con-
template starting a rope factory.
a company has been formed at Gull.
man, Ala, to build water works, with
>. ii. karter as secretary and William
Bower treasurer.
The Mississippi Land, immigration.
Aiming and Manufacturing Company las
been organized at Durrant, Miss. The
authorized capital stock is said to be
81, 200, 900. w
The Trowbridgo Furniture COMPANY.
capital stock $50, 900, has been chartered
at Atlanta, Ga, by John Trowbridge.
Henry L. Trowbridge, Leonard t, Ken,
daii and George w. Towers.
The Southern Bridge COMPANY, Of
Birmingham, Ala, are putting in new
machinery and will add boiler works
and the manufacturing of bolts, nuts,
rlyets, etc. '
D; O.. Greeley, of Jacksonville, Fla,
a. M. Ives, S. @. Thompson, Mr.. Drew
and others have bought G,O0O acres of
mineral lands, which they will develop.
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From the above we may draw tho fol-
lowing conclusion: That in any given
locality the average temperature FOR the
month of March is so degrees or above,
corr may be safely pluntcC during that
month; If it is lower than IS degrees il
would be unwisc to put the seed in the
ground. Now, if n farmer has q thcr-
momcter Gas every one should) and
records the highest and lowest tcmpcra-
lures of the air each day (say ut two
o'clock and at sunriseJ, aid strikes an
average of all, he can approximate quite
closely the average tcmpenturo of the
upper layer Of the surface oil. IN many
Localities the average temperatures of
the different months can be learned fom
observations already malo by signal
officers and other observers. True, expo
ricncc has pretty well setted GDout the
right time in each locality whom a par
ticnlnr crop should be plintcd, but sea-
sons vary good deal, afd Tic average
temperature OF the hut OF second half
OF March may vary tFree or four de-
grecS. An invariablo Cate for planting
cannot be fixed, and in,tcad Of the hap
hazard way Of guessing that cit will do
to plant conn.," it wOild be better to
learn definitely and acalrrtcly that the
soil was warm enough to bring it up
promptly. Farmers ue trees ns thcr-
momcterS-plant corn, they say, when
the "dogwOOd blOssons" or when the
'poplar leaf is as lGrp as n squirrels
ear. These arc uscm signs, but why
not use the thcrmOmeDr itself end de-
tcrminc the matter still moro definitely.
Gardeners and florists Ggulatc tho tenn
pcraturo of their grcc-houscs by thor-
mOmCtcrs; why shOulonot farmer use
the same instrument in his calling,
whenever it is practicable? He may not
be able to heat the soil except to a very
limited extent, by fcrno2ting manureS,
but he can find out Wien the sun has
heated it sufficiently. a good stand of
com is matter Of thtfirst importance;
rcpinnting Is very objectionable. Every
prccnutjOn, therefore, (includinp attcn-
ton TO tcmpcraturc) sIould be taken to
hayc tho crop come lp promptly and
uniformly.
1t was said above a farmer could not
warm up his land, bulhe can do aome-
tnln8 IN the same dirption by planting
early corn on southcn slopes. These
warm up sooner thag northern slopes,
because tho suns het falls more nor.
pendicularly upon thir surfaces. If n
farmer wants part othis corn crop to
mature worry early, he Ian select for it n
southern slope, with rdher light-texturcd
but dark.colored soil A loose soil ia
called for that waite may sink in it
freely a close, wet sol is always cold in
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-17
The Free Delivery Affected.

The failure Of the Deficiency Appro-
priation bill affects the postal service to
this extont. There are l79 places at
which the free delivery service was to
have been esta bhshed Immediately, but
now nothing in this directicn can be
done until the beginning of the next
fiscal year, when the regular appropria-
ton will be available. In another item
it was proposed to appropriate 100000
to enable the Postmaster General to in
stitute thorough examination of the
accounts Of all fourth class postmasters,
which would have necessitated the ap.
pointment Of several additional postofice
inspectors. This investigation was rem
dered necessary because numerous frauds
have been discovered in the accounts of
pos masters whose compensation is de-
termined by tho number of stamps they
cancel.
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uc THAMES His Paper.

Mr.. Editor: was induced by reading
your good paper to try DIR. Harter's
Iron Tonic for debility, liver disorder
and scrofula, and three bottles have
cured me. Accept my thanks.
JOS. 6. BoGGs. i
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A youngstcr, being driven rapidly in a
close carriage through woodlawn TO a
ncighhorS TO tea, capped his hands ard
sald' 'Auntie, ant it funny; m going out
70 tea, and the trees are all going Home?
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NO. 25.

would not permit her to marry the man
Of her choice and her womanhood re-
volted age inst healliance which, accord
ing to earthly Interpretation, tho unseen
power had arranged for her.